Zen Master Joshu - The previous life is the cause, the present life is the effect

A monk asked, “The ancient mirror is not polished, then does it shine or not?”

Joshu said, “The previous life is the cause, the present life is the effect.”

~ The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu

(The ancient mirror is the original nature, or true self.)

Submitted by alvin on April 11, 2013 - 3:46am

Meditation cartoon: Sick of own breathing

Cute. Apparently from rhymeswithorange.com.

By Alvin Alexander on April 11, 2013

The road south out of Anchorage, Alaska

If you ever drive south out of Anchorage, Alaska to destinations like Seward and Homer, this is what you'll see as you exit Anchorage, due south.

By Alvin Alexander on April 11, 2013

Sports balls replaced with kittens

This is horrible, and hilarious. http://sportballsreplacedwithcats.tumblr.com offers a collection of sports photos, where the balls have been replaced by kittens.

By Alvin Alexander on April 14, 2013

The solitude of hiking in Alaska (Seward)

The solitude of hiking in Alaska. This photo was taken in the Kenai Peninsula, near Seward.

By Alvin Alexander on April 10, 2013

Alaska sled dog (Ididaride)

A sled dog in Alaska. :) (At the Ididaride show put on by the Seavey family.)

By Alvin Alexander on April 10, 2013

Worrying is like praying for what you don't want

For the person who always says, "I worry ..."

By Alvin Alexander on April 9, 2013

Ron Johnson out as CEO of J.C. Penney

Ron Johnson, formerly of Apple, is no longer the CEO of J.C. Penney: http://goo.gl/Hs02R

Submitted by alvin on April 9, 2013 - 6:26pm

Let it snow ...

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ...

By Alvin Alexander on April 9, 2013

El Sanctuario de Chimayo, candlelights in winter

Seeing that we had another snow storm here in Colorado, I thought I'd share another photo of El Sanctuario de Chimayo in the winter. (El Sanctuario de Chimayo, near Santa Fe, New Mexico)

By Alvin Alexander on April 9, 2013
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